Wicker Park (2004)

Director:

Paul McGuigan

Writers (WGA):

Gilles Mimouni (film L'Appartement)
Brandon Boyce (screenplay)

Release Date:

3 September 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

Passion never dies.

Plot:

A young Chicago advertising executive believes a woman he sees in a café is his long-lost love. His conviction leads to obsession, as he puts his life on hold to trail her.

Plot Keywords:

Restaurant | Key | Obsession | Actress | Photographer

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Josh Hartnett	...	Matthew
Rose Byrne	...	Alex
Matthew Lillard	...	Luke
Diane Kruger	...	Lisa
Christopher Cousins	...	Daniel
Jessica Paré	...	Rebecca
Vlasta Vrana	...	Jeweller
Amy Sobol	...	Ellie
Ted Whittall	...	Walter
Isabel Dos Santos	...	Chamber Maid
Joanna Noyes	...	Mary
Kerrilyn Keith	...	Female Customer
Mark Camacho	...	Bartender
Marcel Jeannin	...	Theater Director
Stéfanie Buxton	...	Ticket Agent
Stanley Hilaire	...	Stage Manager
Zhenhu Han	...	Mr. Hong
Lu Ye	...	Ms. Hsia
Christian Paul	...	Orsino
Gillian Ferrabee	...	Robin
Frank Fontaine	...	Priest
Miranda Handford	...	Actress Olivia
Benjamin Hatcher	...	Choreographer
Richard Jutras	...	Hotel Manager
Kelly Anne Patterson	...	Hostess
Mary Morter	...	Old Lady
Erika Rosenbaum	...	Waitress
Jessica Schulte	...	Waitress (as Jessica Shulte)
Paul Doucet	...	Driver
Jamieson Boulanger	...	Boyfriend
Carrie Colak	...	Girlfriend
Gordon Masten	...	Hot Dog Vendor

Directed by
Paul McGuigan

Writing credits (WGA)
Gilles Mimouni		(film L'Appartement)
Brandon Boyce		(screenplay)

Produced by
Georges Benayoun	....	executive producer
Andre Lamal	....	producer
Gary Lucchesi	....	producer
Gilles Mimouni	....	executive producer
Tom Rosenberg	....	producer
Harley Tannenbaum	....	executive producer
Marcus Viscidi	....	producer
Henry Winterstern	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Cliff Martinez

Cinematography by
Peter Sova

Film Editing by
Andrew Hulme

Casting by
Deborah Aquila
Andrea Kenyon
Randi Wells
Mary Tricia Wood

Production Design by
Richard Bridgland

Set Decoration by
Suzanne Cloutier

Costume Design by
Odette Gadoury

Makeup Department
Deborah K. Dee	....	makeup artist: Chicago (as Deborah Dee)
Sandro Di Gioacchino	....	hair stylist
Réjean Goderre	....	key hair stylist
Mindy Hall	....	makeup artist: Mr. Hartnett
Gaétan Landry	....	assistant hair stylist
Christine Larocque	....	wig maker
Micheline Trépanier	....	key makeup artist
Nathalie Trépanier	....	makeup artist

Production Management
John Anthony	....	production supervisor
Manon Bougie	....	production manager
Marc-André Goyer	....	assistant unit manager
Karyn McCarthy	....	unit production manager: USA
James McQuaide	....	post-production supervisor
Tal Meirson	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jesabelle Boileau	....	additional third assistant director
Ariane Côté-Chénier	....	additional third assistant director
Jennifer Deigl	....	second second assistant director: Chicago
Pedro Gandol	....	first assistant director
James Giovannetti Jr.	....	first assistant director: Chicago
Carl Kouri	....	additional third assistant director
Richard S. Lederer	....	key second assistant director: Chicago (as Richard Lederer)
Laurence Mercier	....	third assistant director
Natalie Plante	....	additional third assistant director
Dandy Thibaudeau	....	second assistant director (as Dandy Thibodeau)

Art Department
Sandra Borromeo	....	assistant art department coordinator
Real Capuano	....	scenic technician
Erik Gosselin	....	custom props
Martin Handfield	....	on-set property master
Lucie Tremblay	....	set designer
Paul Le Maire	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
David Franklin Bergad	....	adr editor (as David Bergad)
Mark Berger	....	supervising re-recording mixer
Maxime Ferland	....	boom operator
Malcolm Fife	....	sound effects editor
Piotr Filipowski	....	sound effects editor
Kim Foscato	....	foley editor
Curt Frisk	....	sound mixer: Chicago
Henry Godding Jr.	....	adr recordist: Montreal
Samuel H. Hinckley	....	sound effects editor (as Samuel Hinckley)
Jason Johnston	....	utility sound: Chicago
Douglas Murray	....	sound designer
Douglas Murray	....	supervising sound editor
John Nutt	....	adr editor
Richard Quinn	....	dialogue editor (as Rich Quinn)
Blair Scheller	....	boom operator: Chicago
Michael Semanick	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Francis Choquette	....	special effects technician
Louis Craig	....	special effects supervisor
Mario Dumont	....	special effects coordinator
John Rigden	....	special effects foreman: Chicago
Philippe Roberge	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Gary E. Beach	....	visual effects coordinator (as Gary Beach)
Artaya Boonsoong	....	senior technical artist
Gary J. Brown	....	Inferno artist (as Gary Brown)
Chad Dombrova	....	visual effects
H Haden Hammond	....	visual effects: Luma Pictures
Justin Johnson	....	senior visual effects artist
Trent Johnson	....	digital film colorist
Wendy Klein	....	visual effects: Luma Pictures
James McQuaide	....	visual effects supervisor
Glenn Morris	....	digital artist
Ian Noe	....	visual effects artist
Phil Pham	....	digital compositor: Luma Pictures
Burke Roane	....	compositor: Luma Pictures
Trey Roane	....	compositor: Luma Pictures
Christopher Sage	....	digital effects artist: Luma Pictures
Jason Scherbert	....	digital artist
Payam Shohadai	....	visual effects supervisor: Luma Pictures
Thanapoom Siripopungul	....	visual effects artist: Luma Pictures
Wilson Tang	....	digital restoration
Daniel E. Zobrist	....	lead matchmove artist (as Daniel Emil Zobrist)
Chih-Jen Chang Andy	....	digital compositor: Luma Pictures (uncredited)

Stunts
Marc Désourdy	....	stunt coordinator
Martin Williams	....	stunt rigger

Camera and Electrical Department
Jean-François Abran	....	electrician
Faires Anderson	....	aerial camera operator
Yves Arseneau	....	electrician
Sylvain Bernier	....	gaffer
François Daignault	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Mathieu Décary	....	first assistant camera: dailies
Jean-Yves Denis	....	grip
Attila Dory	....	still photographer
Zachary Gannaway	....	camera loader: Chicago
Rémi Giroux	....	grip
John Harris	....	pre-light electrician
Charles S. Hodes	....	still photographer
Isabelle Lecompte	....	second assistant camera
Charles Marcotte	....	electrician
Nicolas Marion	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Michel Périard	....	key grip
Ryan Puckett	....	grip
John S. Robertson	....	key grip
Dan Schroer	....	second assistant camera: Chicago
Dean M. Simmon	....	first assistant camera
Michel St. Martin	....	grip
Stephane Tanguay	....	electrician
Marco Venditto	....	electrician

Casting Department
Gabriel Lavina	....	casting assistant: Montreal
Shawn Roberts	....	casting assistant
Jennifer L. Smith	....	casting associate

Editorial Department
Tony Dustin	....	digital color assist
Kenn Elliott	....	dailies colorist
David Heinz	....	post-production assistant
Trent Johnson	....	digital film colorist
Peter Kwong	....	assistant editor
Mike Mertens	....	color consultant
Beth Ostermann	....	digital intermediate producer
Bob Peishel	....	digital intermediate producer
Mike Sowa	....	digital preview timer

Music Department
Richard Henderson	....	music editor
Charles B. Kim	....	music programmer (as Charles Kim)
Stephen Krause	....	music scoring mixer
Stephen Krause	....	score recordist
Michael A. Levine	....	composer: additional music (as Michael Levine)
Cliff Martinez	....	score producer
Liza Richardson	....	music supervisor
Fredrik Sarhagen	....	additional score mixer
Fredrik Sarhagen	....	additional score recordist

Transportation Department
Bertrand Calmeau	....	driver: Matthew Lillard
Alexandre Juaneda	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances
Bridgett Baron	....	accountant: Chicago
Jeremy Beiermann	....	office production assistant: Chicago
Ilsa Berg	....	assistant: Mr. Lucchesi
Adam Berry	....	production assistant: Chicago
Benjamin T. Brammeier	....	production assistant: Chicago
Liz Brownstein	....	model: ad campaign
Jennifer Byrne	....	assistant production office coordinator: second unit
Jean-Philippe Collin	....	stand-in: Christopher Cousins
Yves Desjardins	....	travel coordinator
Adam Ellison	....	assistant: Mr. Lucchesi
Anna Ferenczi	....	stand-in: Rose Byrne
Caroline Gervais	....	stand-in: Diane Kruger
Sophie Goulet	....	production secretary
Marjorie Hamel	....	assistant script supervisor
Cicely D. Harris	....	extras set coordinator: Chicago
Rob Harris	....	unit publicist
Caroline Isabelle	....	model: ad campaign
Steve Leblanc	....	production assistant
Mark Mamalakis	....	location manager: Chicago
Benoît Mathieu	....	location manager
Pat McCarthy	....	production coordinator: Chicago
Melanie Morin	....	receptionist
Helene Muller	....	production coordinator
Tom Nicoll	....	production assistant
Colleen Nybo	....	post-production accountant
Caroline Portelance	....	model: ad campaign
Stefan Rand	....	production assistant
France Raymond	....	stand-in: Rose Byrne
Ryan Robertson	....	main title producer
Marie-Danielle Sabourin	....	model: ad campaign
John Santilli	....	office intern
Micah Schifman	....	assistant: Mr. McGuigan
Elizabeth Schlater	....	assistant: Mr. Rosenberg
Katalin Schulteisz	....	assistant: Mr. Rosenberg
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances
Sacha Sojic	....	stand-in: Josh Hartnett
Michèle St-Arnaud	....	location manager
Paula Stier	....	production assistant: Chicago
Anthony Streicher	....	assistant: Mr. Lamal
Adam Thacker	....	production assistant
Jesse Todd	....	stand-in: Matthew Lillard
Carlo Treviso	....	production office intern: Chicago
Garson Yu	....	title designer
Michael J. Harker	....	completion bond company representative (uncredited)
Paula Kucharski	....	production office assistant (uncredited)
Erick Nyhuis	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Robert L. Benun	....	thanks: end titles

Production Companies

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
• Lakeshore Entertainment

Distributors

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2004) (USA) (all media)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation (MGM) (2004) (USA) (theatrical)
• Alfa Films (2005) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Concorde Filmverleih (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Filmax S.A. (2004) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Herald Film Company (2004) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Hollywood Classic Entertainment (2004) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Momentum Pictures (2004) (UK) (theatrical)
• Paradiso Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• SND (2005) (France) (theatrical)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2004) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2004) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• 01 Distribuzione (2005) (Italy) (all media)
• Best Film CO (2004) (Poland) (all media)
• Concorde Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• EuroVideo (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Momentum Pictures (2004) (UK) (all media)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2005) (Finland) (DVD)
• SubTV (2006) (Finland) (TV)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Intrigue (special effects) (as L'Intrigue)
• Luma Pictures (visual effects)

Other Companies

• DeLuxe Laboratories  prints
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Fantasy Studios  foley recording
• Lakeshore Records  soundtrack published by
• Laser Pacific Media  digital motion picture laboratory services (as LaserPacific Media Corporation)
• Mary Nelson-Fraser & Associates  negative cutting
• Orbit Digital  avid and support services
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Saul Zaentz Film Center  additional sound mixing
• Saul Zaentz Film Center  sound editing
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  digital intermediate (as Technicolor Digital Intermediate)
• UK Computamatch  film data management (as Computamatch UK)
• Warner Bros. Studio Facilities  sound re-recording
• yU+Co.  main and end titles designed by

Also Known As:

Obsessed (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexuality and language.

Runtime:

114 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Australia:M | Malaysia:U | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Iceland:10 (original rating) | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:K-7 | Germany:o.Al. | Ireland:12 | Norway:A | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 (certificate #40403)

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

Freddie Prinze Jr. was also considered for the role of Matt.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Matt tells Luke he has to go to a funeral, his mouth doesn't match what he's saying.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Jeweller: [holding a diamond ring] Magnificent, aren't they? "God's tears".
Matthew: Yeah. It's beautiful. So are the others, I... I guess I just have to make the right decision.
Jeweller: In the end it's not your eye that must decide.

Movie Connections:

References 8½ (1963)

Soundtrack:

I Miss You Now

An surprisingly good film.

It was a lazy Sunday night and the only movies playing were Wicker Park and Super Babies Baby Geniuses 2. Well, I picked the film with a more attractive cast.

After about the first thirty minutes of Wicker Park I was laughing because it seemed like this was the most absurd movie I had ever seen. However, as the film progressed the laughter subsided and intrigue ensued. By the last thirty minutes of the film I was hooked. When it was over, I was surprised that a movie that had started out so poorly ended up being one of the better films I have seen in a while.

If one sees this film, I recommend he/she be patient. I found the overall experience, despite the bad beginning, to be quite good.

4/5 stars